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Mar 14, 2024Open Access
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic inflicted unprecedented work-related strain, negatively impacting the mental health of many, including teachers. This study assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of secondary school teachers in Lusaka, Zambia. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 388 teachers in selected secondary schools in Lusaka district, Zambia, from July 2022 to September 2022. Data ...
Jan 30, 2024Open Access
This paper investigates the impact of behavioural risk factors on non-communicable diseases mortality in Milan, focusing on their neighbourhood variation, with the scope to provide context-specific information to guide the development of effective health promotion interventions. Using administrative healthcare data, population attributable fractions were calculated based on information provided by the Global Burden of Disease project to estimate the number and proportion of deaths attributed to ...
Nov 28, 2023Open Access
Alterations in the physical parameters of the environment are mostly responsible for the rapid proliferation of disease vectors and micro-organisms and the abundance of such diseases as schistosomiasis. Environmental factors such as distance to water body, rainfall, temperature, DEM, slope, land use land cover and NDVI were used geospatially (Multicriteria analysis) to model schistosomiasis risk zones in Abuja. The results signify that 40% of the total area covered in Abuja falls within high and...
Nov 10, 2023Open Access
Problem: In Lebanon, health authorities have not set regulations to guide the process of medical waste management in hospitals. Objective: To assess the situation of medical waste management in Lebanese hospitals and determine the factors that affect its application. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was carried involving random private and public hospitals. Thirty hospitals were recruited, and they were surveyed using a validated questionnaire to collect responses from hospitals. ...
Sep 27, 2023Open Access
Background: In October 2016, a cholera outbreak occurred in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Central Region, Ghana, spreading rapidly in peri-urban communities. The Researchers conducted a descriptive analysis of surveillance data to examine the epidemiological characteristics of this outbreak. Methods: The retrospective analysis covered cholera cases from October to December 2016, focusing on onset date, age, sex, rapid diagnostic test (RDT) results, and residence. Pearson’s chi-square/Fisher’s exact...
Sep 01, 2023Open Access
This study assesses the contribution of situational factors to an individuals’ disposition towards seeking treatment when they have or suspect themselves to have malaria. The purpose of this study was to get evidence-based knowledge on the role of situational factors in order to inform areas of interventions that could increase individual’s active involvement in their health-care mainly in seeking timely treatment for malaria or suspected malaria. This is a cross-sectional, correlational design ...
May 30, 2023Open Access
Background: Malaria is an erythropathy caused by different species of parasites of the genus Plasmodium. It is the most common parasitic disease in the world. Objective: The objective was to assess the profile of children aged 6 - 59 months with uncomplicated malaria in Bolenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Methods: The present study is a descriptive cross-sectional study that was carried out in children less than 59 months old with uncomplicated malaria in Bolenge, Equateur province,...
Apr 24, 2023Open Access
The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) and the prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to the type of treatment: insulin, oral therapy or both therapies. A cross-sectional study that included adults with diabetes mellitus type 2 was conducted at Hassan II University Hospital in Fez, Morocco. Patients are divided into 3 groups: the anti-diabetic agents’ group, the insulin therapy group and the combined therapy group. The Hos...
Mar 27, 2023Open Access
Schistoisomiasis and Soil-transmitted helminthiasis infections are common public health challenges in developing countries. This study determined the status of these infections among inhabitants of Gille and Wulmi communities of Pankshin Local Government Area, Plateau State following 10 years (2009-2019) of Mass Medicine Administration (MMA). 525 Urine and stool samples were collected from each subject of the two communities where Praziquantel and Albendazole were distributed continuously for te...
Dec 22, 2022Open Access
COVID-19 vaccine has become the topic of concern for the world population, and hesitation to vaccinate is among the top 10 global health by the World Health Organization (WHO). Questions about vaccine hesitancy are investigated in a sample (n = 2642) of Lebanese people through an online survey distributed in January 2022. The survey was made up of closed-ended questions that aim to study the relations between sociodemographic factors, general knowledge and attitudes about the COVID-19 vaccine, a...
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